Rock Creek Schools
Encyclopedia
Rock Creek Schools is a school district
in Pottawatomie County
, Kansas
, United States
which administers three schools:
s (or occupied housing units) and 1,135 families. 80.6% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 96.1% White, 0.7% Black or African American
, 0.5% American Indian
and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian
, no Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
, 0.6% of some other race, and 1.7% of two or more races
. 1.8% of the population are Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There are 1,555 households out of which 21.9% are individuals living alone, 73.0% are families, and 5.1% are non-families with two or more people. 63.2% of households (or 86.5% of families) are married couples living together and 36.2% (or 49.6%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 9.8% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 45.1% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.59, and the average family size is 3.05.
The 1,123 children residing in the district are 27.6% of the total population, and 276 (6.8%) are under the age of 5; 298 (7.3%) are from 5 to 9; 337 (8.3%) are from 10 to 14; and 212 (5.2%) are from 15 to 17. 51.5% of the children are female. For 92.9% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 77.6% live in married-couple families, but 2.3% are not related to the householder. Also only one householder or spouse is under the age of 18.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 21,604. The county seat is Westmoreland. The county takes its name from the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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which administers three schools:
- Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School, St GeorgeSt. George, KansasSt. George is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 639. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St. George is located at...
- St. George Elementary School, St. GeorgeSt. George, KansasSt. George is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 639. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St. George is located at...
- Westmoreland Elementary School, WestmorelandWestmoreland, KansasWestmoreland is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 778. Westmoreland is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, the district has a total population of 4,066 with 1,555 householdHousehold
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s (or occupied housing units) and 1,135 families. 80.6% of the occupied housing units are occupied by the owner. The racial makeup of the district is 96.1% White, 0.7% Black or African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.5% American Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
, no Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
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, 0.6% of some other race, and 1.7% of two or more races
Multiracial
The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from multiple races. Unlike the term biracial, which often is only used to refer to having parents or grandparents of two different races, the term multiracial may encompass biracial people but can also include people with...
. 1.8% of the population are Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
or Latino
Latino
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of any race.
There are 1,555 households out of which 21.9% are individuals living alone, 73.0% are families, and 5.1% are non-families with two or more people. 63.2% of households (or 86.5% of families) are married couples living together and 36.2% (or 49.6%) have their own children (that is persons under the age of 18) living with them. Out of the 9.8% of households that have a householder with no spouse present, 45.1% are women living with their own children. The average household size is 2.59, and the average family size is 3.05.
The 1,123 children residing in the district are 27.6% of the total population, and 276 (6.8%) are under the age of 5; 298 (7.3%) are from 5 to 9; 337 (8.3%) are from 10 to 14; and 212 (5.2%) are from 15 to 17. 51.5% of the children are female. For 92.9% of the children in the district the householder is the child's parent and 77.6% live in married-couple families, but 2.3% are not related to the householder. Also only one householder or spouse is under the age of 18.
Rock Creek Athletics
Football:- 2000 - 3A Mid-East League, District, Bi-District, Regional, Sectional Champs
- 2002 - 3A District, Bi-District Champs
- 2003 - 3A District, Bi-District Champs
- 2004 - 3A Mid-East League, Bi-District Champs
- 2005 - 3A District, Bi-District Champs
- 2006 - 3A District, Bi-District Champs
- 2008 - 4A District, Bi-District, and Regional Champs